rid
verb
[ rɪd ]
• make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing).
• "we now have the greatest chance ever to rid the world of nuclear weapons"
Similar:
clear,
free,
make free,
cleanse,
purge,
purify,
empty,
strip,
scour,
void,
relieve,
deliver,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse rythja . The original sense ‘to clear’ described clearing land of trees and undergrowth; this gave rise to ‘free from rubbish or encumbrances’, later becoming generalized.
get rid of
• take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).
• "we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years"
Similar:
dispose of,
do away with,
throw away,
throw out,
toss out,
clear out,
discard,
scrap,
remove,
dispense with,
lose,
dump,
bin,
unload,
jettison,
dismiss,
expel,
eject,
weed out,
root out,
chuck (away),
ditch,
junk,
get shut of,
get shot of,
see the back of,
shuck off,
destroy,
abolish,
eliminate,
banish,
annihilate,
obliterate,
wipe out,
kill,
nuke,
